comes with 5 drying shelves you can see what is happening now you can create healthy and natural snacks yourself use the freshly harvested fruits vegetables and herbs and dry them as you need no artificial preservatives are needed you know what you are eating and you will be able to enjoy the snacks all year round dehydrating food has been known for centuries as a way of preserving foodstuffs this dehydrator can be set so you will have the right temperature for drying each foods